This meta-analysis reviewed 126 published empirical articles over the past 50 years
describing associations between marital relationship quality and physical health in more …

Observational studies indicate that psychologic factors strongly influence the course of
coronary artery disease (CAD). In this review, we examine new epidemiologic evidence for …

Background Marital distress and depression work in tandem to escalate risks for
inflammation-related disorders. Translocation of bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide …

This article reviews evidence from several lines of work to describe how marriage and
divorce can provoke health-relevant immune alterations, including ways that marital …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, and knowledge of
the clinical consequences of atherosclerosis and CVD in women has grown tremendously …

This study examined day-to-day links between perceived health and happiness and
between time spent with others and happiness in 47 older adult couples over an 8-day …

Recent evidence suggests that positive psychologic factors may be protective against
coronary artery disease (CAD). We consider this possibility through a paradigm that …

Chronic stress, which has been exacerbated worldwide by the lingering COVID pandemic,
has been strongly linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). In addition, autonomic …

Traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) have long been the focus of
preventive strategies. The impact of family stress, depression, anxiety, hostility, pessimism …

Objective: To review the recent (1995–2009) literature on psychosocial risk and protective
factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) among women, including negative emotions …